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Johnson faces tough decision on DHS funding bill

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is facing a tough decision on whether to bring a Senate-passed bipartisan bill to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to the floor on Thursday, as pressure from the White House and the upper chamber intensifies. Walking onto the House floor Thursday, Johnsonย told CNNย and other reporters he will...

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Johnson quashes farm bill rebellion to pass budget blueprint for reconciliation 2.0

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Wednesday quashed a rebellion over the farm bill to allow the House to adopt a budget blueprint for a second reconciliation bill that would fund immigration enforcement. The 215-211-1 party-line vote, with Rep. Kevin Kiley (I-Calif.) voting present, brings Congress one step closer to ending the Department of Homeland Security...

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House panel advances three major bills after marathon hearing, but fate on floor uncertain

Republican leaders snapped the House out of a state of limbo caused by GOP infighting as the House Rules Committee advanced an ambitious slate of high-profile, must-pass bills on Tuesday evening โ€” tacking on two major sweeteners to appease corn-state Republicans and hardline conservatives. The panel, after a marathon hearing that stretched over two days...

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King Charles calls for international cooperation in historic address to Congress

British monarch King Charles III made an appeal to the shared values between the U.S. and the U.K. while stressing the importance of international cooperation and service in a historic address to a joint meeting of Congress on Tuesday. โ€œThe challenges we face are too great for any one nation to bear alone,โ€ Charles said....

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The Movement: Where the GOP-labor relationship goes after Chavez-DeRemer's exit

Lori Chavez-DeRemerโ€™s exit as Labor secretary last week amid a wave of misconduct allegations is raising questions about the fledgling coalition between Republicans and labor. The next moves from the administration and from Republicans more broadly will determine whether the political alliance and appeal to union workers that boosted President Trump in 2024 has fizzled out, or...

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